Wild flora blooms on canvas

Artist K. Sangeeta explaining about one of her paintings to guests and visitors during the ‘Aralu’ art expo yesterday. MCDCC Bank Chairman G.D. Harish Gowda is also seen.

Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Kalanikethana School of Art in city had organised an art exhibition titled ‘Aralu’ at its Gallery in Vijayanagar Second Stage here yesterday in which over 25 acrylic watercolour based paintings of wild flowers, which grow on the roadside and usually go unnoticed, done by artist K. Sangeeta were exhibited.

Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central (MCDCC) Bank Chairman G.D. Harish Gowda inaugurated the art exhibition by lighting the lamp yesterday.

“In all of my paintings, my emphasis lies on depicting flowers, in particular wild flora which rarely catches anybody’s attention,” said Sangeeta, who is currently working as an art teacher at Gollarabeedu Government  School in Sargur of H.D. Kote.

Visitors admiring a painting of artist K. Sangeeta displayed at ‘Aralu’ art expo organised at Sri Kalanikethana School of Art in city yesterday.

An alumnus of Sri Kalanikethana School of Art, she expressed her happiness in getting an opportunity to display her paintings at the Art School she studied.

Deputy Project Coordinator at DDPI Office Shivkumar, Zilla Panchayar (ZP) Member Chandrika Suresh, farmer Chinnaswamy Vaddagere, Sri Kalanikethana School of Art Principal K.C. Mahadevashetty were the guests on the occasion.

This post was published on August 31, 2020 6:34 pm